produced by [david] [widger] [.] 1 produced 2 by [html] [version] [by] [al] [haines] [.] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] " halloo ! 1 " 3 ! 2 halloo 3 ! who stands guard here ? 1 who 2 stands 2 stands 4 here 3 guard 4 here 4 here 5 ? is the [doorkeeper] [asleep] ? " cried [i] , [approaching] a [ladder] of two [or] [three] [steps] [which] [was] [let] [down] [from] [the] [wagon] . 1 is 2 the 2 the 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 , 9 , 11 a 11 a 13 of 13 of 14 two 14 two 25 . a small piece of silver was my passport within his premises , [where] [i] [found] [only] [one] [other] [person] , hereafter to be described . 1 a 2 small 2 small 3 piece 3 piece 4 of 3 piece 5 silver 5 silver 6 was 6 was 7 my 6 was 8 passport 8 passport 10 his 9 within 10 his 10 his 11 premises 10 his 12 , 12 , 22 to 20 , 21 hereafter 21 hereafter 22 to 22 to 24 described 23 be 24 described 24 described 25 . perhaps the movable scene of this narrative is [still] [peregrinating] [new] [england] , and may enable the reader to test the accuracy of my description . 1 perhaps 2 the 2 the 4 scene 3 movable 4 scene 4 scene 5 of 4 scene 6 this 6 this 7 narrative 6 this 8 is 8 is 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 may 15 may 17 the 16 enable 17 the 17 the 19 to 18 reader 19 to 19 to 21 the 20 test 21 the 21 the 22 accuracy 22 accuracy 23 of 23 of 25 description 24 my 25 description 25 description 26 . the [spectacle] [for] [i] [will] [not] [use] [the] [unworthy] [term] of [puppet-show] [consisted] of a [multitude] of little people [assembled] [on] [a] [miniature] [stage] . 1 the 11 of 11 of 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 17 of 17 of 19 people 18 little 19 people 19 people 25 . " what an admirable piece of work is this ! " exclaimed [i] , lifting up my bands in astonishment . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 an 3 an 4 admirable 4 admirable 5 piece 4 admirable 6 of 6 of 7 work 6 of 8 is 7 work 8 is 8 is 10 ! 9 this 10 ! 10 ! 11 " 11 " 12 exclaimed 12 exclaimed 14 , 14 , 15 lifting 14 , 16 up 16 up 17 my 17 my 18 bands 17 my 19 in 18 bands 19 in 19 in 20 astonishment 20 astonishment 21 . and then with how fresh a feeling must he return , at intervals , to his own peculiar home ! 1 and 2 then 2 then 3 with 3 with 4 how 3 with 5 fresh 5 fresh 6 a 5 fresh 7 feeling 6 a 7 feeling 7 feeling 8 must 7 feeling 9 he 8 must 9 he 9 he 10 return 10 return 12 at 11 , 12 at 12 at 13 intervals 13 intervals 15 to 14 , 15 to 15 to 16 his 16 his 18 peculiar 17 own 18 peculiar 18 peculiar 19 home 18 peculiar 20 ! 19 home 20 ! the [literary] man [now] [evinced] a [great] [kindness] for me , and [i] [ventured] to [inquire] [which] [way] he was [travelling] . 1 the 3 man 3 man 12 and 6 a 9 for 9 for 10 me 10 me 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 15 to 15 to 19 he 19 he 20 was 20 was 22 . " you are [housed] [but] just in time , my [young] friends , " said the master of the [wagon] [.] 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 14 " 6 just 7 in 7 in 8 time 7 in 9 , 9 , 10 my 10 my 12 friends 12 friends 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 the 16 the 18 of 17 master 18 of 18 of 19 the " the sky would have been down upon you within five minutes . " 1 " 2 the 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 4 would 4 would 5 have 4 would 6 been 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 down 6 been 8 upon 8 upon 9 you 8 upon 10 within 10 within 11 five 10 within 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 . 13 . 14 " i , meanwhile , with many a wild and undetermined fantasy , was narrowly inspecting these two doves that had flown into our ark . 1 i 2 , 2 , 3 meanwhile 2 , 4 , 4 , 6 many 5 with 6 many 6 many 8 wild 7 a 8 wild 8 wild 9 and 8 wild 10 undetermined 9 and 10 undetermined 10 undetermined 11 fantasy 11 fantasy 13 was 12 , 13 was 13 was 14 narrowly 13 was 15 inspecting 15 inspecting 16 these 15 inspecting 17 two 17 two 18 doves 17 two 19 that 19 that 21 flown 20 had 21 flown 21 flown 22 into 22 into 23 our 22 into 24 ark 24 ark 25 . when we had travelled through the vast extent of the mahogany box , [i] [looked] [into] [my] [guide] ['s] [face] [.] 1 when 2 we 2 we 3 had 2 we 4 travelled 4 travelled 5 through 4 travelled 6 the 5 through 6 the 6 the 7 vast 7 vast 8 extent 7 vast 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 mahogany 10 the 12 box 12 box 13 , " where are you going , my pretty maid ? " inquired [i] , in the words of an old song . 1 " 2 where 1 " 14 , 2 where 3 are 3 are 4 you 4 you 6 , 5 going 6 , 6 , 7 my 6 , 8 pretty 7 my 8 pretty 8 pretty 9 maid 8 pretty 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 inquired 14 , 15 in 15 in 16 the 16 the 17 words 17 words 18 of 17 words 19 an 19 an 20 old 19 an 21 song 20 old 21 song 21 song 22 . " ah , " said the [gay] [damsel] , " you might as well [ask] [where] the [summer] [wind] is going [.] 1 " 2 ah 2 ah 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 17 the 5 said 6 the 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 you 11 you 12 might 12 might 13 as 13 as 14 well 17 the 20 is 20 is 21 going we are wanderers here , and there , and everywhere . 1 we 2 are 2 are 3 wanderers 2 are 4 here 3 wanderers 4 here 4 here 5 , 4 here 6 and 6 and 7 there 7 there 8 , 8 , 10 everywhere 9 and 10 everywhere 10 everywhere 11 . wherever there is mirth [,] our merry hearts are drawn to it [.] 1 wherever 3 is 2 there 3 is 3 is 6 our 4 mirth 6 our 6 our 7 merry 6 our 8 hearts 8 hearts 10 drawn 9 are 10 drawn 10 drawn 11 to 10 drawn 12 it blessed pair , whose happy home was throughout all the earth ! 1 blessed 2 pair 2 pair 4 whose 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 happy 5 happy 6 home 5 happy 7 was 7 was 9 all 8 throughout 9 all 9 all 10 the 10 the 11 earth 10 the 12 ! " [o] [maiden] ! " said [i] aloud , " why did you not come hither alone ? " 1 " 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 aloud 6 said 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 why 11 why 12 did 12 did 13 you 13 you 15 come 14 not 15 come 15 come 17 alone 16 hither 17 alone 17 alone 18 ? 17 alone 19 " while the merry girl and myself were busy with the show-box , the unceasing rain had driven another wayfarer into the wagon . 1 while 2 the 2 the 3 merry 2 the 4 girl 3 merry 4 girl 4 girl 5 and 4 girl 6 myself 6 myself 7 were 6 myself 8 busy 8 busy 9 with 9 with 10 the 9 with 11 show-box 11 show-box 12 , 11 show-box 13 the 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 unceasing 14 unceasing 15 rain 14 unceasing 16 had 15 rain 16 had 16 had 17 driven 16 had 18 another 18 another 19 wayfarer 18 another 20 into 19 wayfarer 20 into 20 into 22 wagon 21 the 22 wagon 22 wagon 23 . " it is a bill of the [suffolk] [bank] , " said [i] , " and better than the specie . " 1 " 2 it 2 it 4 a 3 is 4 a 4 a 5 bill 4 a 6 of 6 of 7 the 7 the 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 17 better 17 better 18 than 18 than 20 specie 19 the 20 specie 20 specie 21 . 20 specie 22 " 21 . 22 " as the beggar had nothing to object , he now produced a small buff-leather bag , tied up carefully with a shoe-string . 1 as 2 the 2 the 3 beggar 3 beggar 4 had 3 beggar 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 to 6 to 8 , 7 object 8 , 8 , 9 he 8 , 10 now 9 he 10 now 10 now 11 produced 11 produced 12 a 11 produced 13 small 12 a 13 small 13 small 14 buff-leather 13 small 15 bag 14 buff-leather 15 bag 15 bag 16 , 15 bag 17 tied 17 tied 18 up 17 tied 19 carefully 19 carefully 20 with 19 carefully 21 a 20 with 21 a 21 a 22 shoe-string 21 a 23 . 22 shoe-string 23 . in [this] [precious] [heap] [was] my [bank] , [note] [deposited] , the [rate] [of] [exchange] [being] [considerably] [against] [me] [.] 1 in 6 my 6 my 8 , 8 , 11 , 11 , 12 the here let me have credit for a sober fact . 1 here 2 let 2 let 3 me 3 me 4 have 4 have 5 credit 4 have 6 for 6 for 7 a 6 for 8 sober 8 sober 9 fact 8 sober 10 . but [i] [must] [stop] [and] [see] the [breaking] [up] of [the] [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] . " 1 but 7 the 7 the 10 of 10 of 16 " 15 . 16 " all this was a sort of [happiness] which [i] [could] [conceive] [of] , [though] [i] [had] [little] [sympathy] [with] it . 1 all 2 this 1 all 13 , 2 this 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 sort 5 sort 6 of 6 of 8 which 13 , 20 it 20 it 21 . my reflections were here interrupted . 1 my 2 reflections 1 my 3 were 3 were 5 interrupted 4 here 5 interrupted 5 interrupted 6 . " another visitor ! " exclaimed the old showman . 1 " 2 another 2 another 4 ! 3 visitor 4 ! 4 ! 6 exclaimed 5 " 6 exclaimed 6 exclaimed 8 old 7 the 8 old 8 old 9 showman 9 showman 10 . it was a red [indian] , [armed] with his [bow] [and] [arrow] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 with 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 red 4 red 6 , 8 with 9 his this son of the wilderness [,] and pilgrim of the storm [,] took his place silently in the midst of us . 1 this 2 son 2 son 3 of 2 son 4 the 4 the 5 wilderness 4 the 7 and 5 wilderness 7 and 7 and 9 of 8 pilgrim 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 storm 10 the 13 took 11 storm 13 took 13 took 15 place 14 his 15 place 15 place 17 in 16 silently 17 in 17 in 19 midst 18 the 19 midst 19 midst 20 of 19 midst 21 us 20 of 21 us 21 us 22 . the [indian] had not long been seated , ere our merry damsel sought to draw him into conversation . 1 the 3 had 3 had 4 not 4 not 6 been 5 long 6 been 6 been 8 , 7 seated 8 , 8 , 9 ere 8 , 10 our 9 ere 10 our 10 our 11 merry 11 merry 13 sought 12 damsel 13 sought 13 sought 14 to 13 sought 15 draw 15 draw 16 him 15 draw 17 into 17 into 18 conversation 17 into 19 . at length , she inquired whether his journey had any particular end or purpose . 1 at 2 length 2 length 3 , 3 , 4 she 4 she 5 inquired 4 she 6 whether 5 inquired 6 whether 6 whether 7 his 6 whether 8 journey 8 journey 9 had 8 journey 10 any 10 any 11 particular 10 any 12 end 12 end 13 or 13 or 14 purpose 13 or 15 . 14 purpose 15 . " [i] [go] [shoot] at the [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] , " replied the [indian] [.] 1 " 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 13 the " and here are five more , " said the girl , " all aiming at the camp-meeting too [.] 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 here 3 here 5 five 4 are 5 five 5 five 7 , 6 more 7 , 7 , 9 said 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 the 10 the 11 girl 10 the 12 , 11 girl 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 14 all 13 " 14 all 14 all 15 aiming 15 aiming 16 at 16 at 17 the 16 at 18 camp-meeting 17 the 18 camp-meeting 18 camp-meeting 19 too but , [o] , you would find it [very] [dull] [indeed] , to go all the way [to] [stamford] [alone] ! " 1 but 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 you 5 you 6 would 6 would 7 find 7 find 8 it 8 it 12 , 12 , 13 to 13 to 14 go 14 go 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 way 17 way 21 ! 21 ! 22 " now [,] [hoping] [no] [offence] , [i] should like to know where this [young] [gentleman] may be going ? " 1 now 20 " 6 , 8 should 8 should 9 like 9 like 10 to 10 to 11 know 10 to 19 ? 11 know 12 where 12 where 13 this 16 may 17 be 17 be 18 going 17 be 19 ? 19 ? 20 " i started . 1 i 2 started 2 started 3 . how came [i] [among] [these] [wanderers] [?] 1 how 2 came " but in what capacity ? " asked the old showman , after a moment 's silence . 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 what 3 in 4 what 4 what 6 ? 5 capacity 6 ? 6 ? 7 " 6 ? 8 asked 8 asked 9 the 8 asked 10 old 10 old 11 showman 10 old 12 , 11 showman 12 , 12 , 13 after 12 , 14 a 14 a 16 's 15 moment 16 's 16 's 17 silence 17 silence 18 . " all of us here can get our bread in some creditable way [.] 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 of 2 all 4 us 4 us 5 here 4 us 6 can 5 here 6 can 6 can 7 get 7 get 8 our 7 get 9 bread 8 our 9 bread 9 bread 11 some 10 in 11 some 11 some 12 creditable 12 creditable 13 way every honest man should have his livelihood . 1 every 2 honest 2 honest 3 man 2 honest 4 should 3 man 4 should 4 should 5 have 4 should 6 his 5 have 6 his 6 his 7 livelihood 6 his 8 . 7 livelihood 8 . you , sir , as [i] [take] it , are a mere strolling gentleman . " 1 you 2 , 2 , 3 sir 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 as 5 as 8 it 8 it 9 , 9 , 10 are 10 are 11 a 11 a 13 strolling 12 mere 13 strolling 13 strolling 14 gentleman 13 strolling 15 . 15 . 16 " " [either] this , " said [i] , " is my [vocation] , [or] [i] have been [born] [in] [vain] . " 1 " 3 this 3 this 5 " 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 is 10 is 11 my 11 my 13 , 13 , 22 " 16 have 17 been 17 been 21 . 21 . 22 " dreading a rejection , [i] [solicited] the [interest] of the merry damsel . 1 dreading 2 a 2 a 3 rejection 2 a 4 , 4 , 7 the 7 the 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 merry 11 merry 12 damsel 12 damsel 13 . " [mirth] , " cried [i] , [most] [aptly] [appropriating] the [words] of [l'allegro] , " to [thee] [i] [sue] ! 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 cried 4 " 11 the 5 cried 7 , 11 the 13 of 13 of 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 to 17 to 21 ! mirth , admit me of thy crew ! " 1 mirth 2 , 2 , 3 admit 2 , 4 me 3 admit 4 me 4 me 6 thy 5 of 6 thy 6 thy 7 crew 6 thy 8 ! 7 crew 8 ! 8 ! 9 " " [i] [have] [espied] much [promise] in [him] [.] 1 " 5 much 5 much 7 in true , a shadow sometimes flits across his brow , but the sunshine is sure to follow in a moment . 1 true 2 , 2 , 3 a 3 a 4 shadow 3 a 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 6 flits 6 flits 7 across 6 flits 8 his 8 his 10 , 9 brow 10 , 10 , 11 but 10 , 12 the 12 the 13 sunshine 13 sunshine 14 is 13 sunshine 15 sure 14 is 15 sure 15 sure 17 follow 16 to 17 follow 17 follow 18 in 18 in 20 moment 19 a 20 moment 20 moment 21 . he is never [guilty] of a [sad] [thought] , but a [merry] one [is] [twin] [born] [with] [it] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 11 a 3 never 5 of 5 of 6 a 6 a 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 a 11 a 13 one 13 one 19 . this affair settled , a marvellous jollity entered into the whole tribe of us , manifesting itself characteristically in each individual . 1 this 2 affair 1 this 3 settled 3 settled 5 a 4 , 5 a 5 a 6 marvellous 6 marvellous 8 entered 7 jollity 8 entered 8 entered 9 into 9 into 10 the 9 into 11 whole 10 the 11 whole 11 whole 12 tribe 12 tribe 14 us 13 of 14 us 14 us 15 , 15 , 17 itself 16 manifesting 17 itself 17 itself 19 in 18 characteristically 19 in 19 in 21 individual 20 each 21 individual 21 individual 22 . the young foreigner flourished his fiddle-bow with a master 's hand , and gave an inspiring echo to the showman's melody . 1 the 2 young 2 young 3 foreigner 2 young 4 flourished 4 flourished 5 his 4 flourished 6 fiddle-bow 6 fiddle-bow 7 with 7 with 8 a 8 a 9 master 9 master 10 's 10 's 11 hand 11 hand 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 an 14 gave 15 an 15 an 16 inspiring 15 an 17 echo 17 echo 18 to 17 echo 19 the 18 to 19 the 19 the 21 melody 20 showman's 21 melody 21 melody 22 . " we 'll come among them in procession , with music and dancing , " cried the merry damsel . 1 " 2 we 2 we 4 come 3 'll 4 come 4 come 5 among 4 come 6 them 6 them 7 in 6 them 8 procession 7 in 8 procession 8 procession 10 with 9 , 10 with 10 with 11 music 10 with 12 and 12 and 13 dancing 12 and 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 cried 16 cried 17 the 17 the 18 merry 18 merry 19 damsel 19 damsel 20 . casting our eyes northward , we beheld a horseman approaching leisurely , and splashing through the [little] puddles [on] [the] [stamford] [road] [.] 1 casting 2 our 2 our 3 eyes 2 our 4 northward 3 eyes 4 northward 4 northward 5 , 4 northward 6 we 6 we 7 beheld 6 we 8 a 7 beheld 8 a 8 a 10 approaching 9 horseman 10 approaching 10 approaching 11 leisurely 10 approaching 12 , 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 splashing 14 splashing 16 the 15 through 16 the 16 the 18 puddles what puzzled us was the fact , that his face appeared turned from , instead of [to] , the [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] [.] 1 what 2 puzzled 2 puzzled 4 was 3 us 4 was 4 was 6 fact 5 the 6 fact 6 fact 7 , 6 fact 8 that 7 , 8 that 8 that 9 his 8 that 10 face 10 face 12 turned 11 appeared 12 turned 12 turned 13 from 13 from 14 , 14 , 15 instead 14 , 16 of 16 of 18 , 18 , 19 the " what [news] , what news from the [camp-meeting] [at] [stamford] ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 , 2 what 13 " 5 what 6 news 6 news 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 12 ? 12 ? 13 " the missionary looked down [,] in surprise [,] at as singular a knot of people as could have been selected from all his heterogeneous auditors . 1 the 2 missionary 2 missionary 3 looked 2 missionary 4 down 3 looked 4 down 4 down 6 in 4 down 7 surprise 6 in 7 surprise 7 surprise 9 at 7 surprise 10 as 9 at 10 as 10 as 11 singular 11 singular 12 a 11 singular 13 knot 12 a 13 knot 13 knot 14 of 13 knot 15 people 15 people 16 as 15 people 17 could 17 could 18 have 17 could 19 been 19 been 21 from 20 selected 21 from 21 from 22 all 21 from 23 his 22 all 23 his 23 his 24 heterogeneous 24 heterogeneous 25 auditors 24 heterogeneous 26 . 25 auditors 26 . i even fancied that a smile was endeavoring to disturb the iron gravity of the preacher 's mouth . 1 i 2 even 2 even 3 fancied 3 fancied 4 that 3 fancied 5 a 5 a 7 was 6 smile 7 was 7 was 8 endeavoring 8 endeavoring 9 to 8 endeavoring 10 disturb 10 disturb 11 the 10 disturb 12 iron 11 the 12 iron 12 iron 13 gravity 12 iron 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 16 preacher 16 preacher 17 's 17 's 18 mouth 18 mouth 19 . " good people , " answered he , " the [camp-meeting] is [broke] [up] . " 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 people 2 good 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 answered 5 " 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 the 10 the 12 is 12 is 15 . 15 . 16 " so saying , the [methodist] minister switched his steed , and rode westward . 1 so 2 saying 2 saying 4 the 3 , 4 the 4 the 6 minister 6 minister 8 his 7 switched 8 his 8 his 10 , 9 steed 10 , 10 , 11 and 10 , 12 rode 11 and 12 rode 12 rode 13 westward 13 westward 14 . [our] [union] [being] [thus] [nullified] [,] [by] [the] [removal] [of] [its] [object] [,] [we] [were] [sundered] [at] [once] [to] [the] [four] [winds] [of] [heaven] [.] the old showman and his literary coadjutor were already tackling their [horses] to the [wagon] , with a [design] to [peregrinate] [southwest] [along] the [seacoast] [.] 1 the 2 old 2 old 3 showman 2 old 4 and 4 and 5 his 4 and 6 literary 5 his 6 literary 6 literary 8 were 7 coadjutor 8 were 8 were 9 already 9 already 10 tackling 9 already 11 their 10 tackling 11 their 11 their 13 to 13 to 14 the 14 the 16 , 16 , 17 with 17 with 18 a 18 a 20 to 20 to 24 the end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [seven] [vagabonds] [(] [from] " [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 13 "